1. MIDTERM EXAM IN 21ST
CENTURY LITERATURE
FROM THE PHILIPPINES
AND THE WORLD
FIRST QUARTER
2. Direction: Choose the letter of the correct answer
1. Which is true about Philippine literature?
A. Philippine literature flourished during Japanese Period
B. Philippine literature was only introduced when the Spaniards
came to
conquer the Philippines.
C. Philippine literature was influenced by American Period only
D. Philippine literature existed even during pre-colonial period.
3. 2. Which among the ancient literary titles is
an example of Epic?
A. Ginto sa makiling
B. Biag ni Lam-ang
C. The Cycle of the Sun and the Moon
D. Dead Stars
4. 3. Which subject or theme was prevalent in
pre-colonial literature?
A. Daily encounters and activities in life
B. Sense of Nationalism
C. Oppression
D. Freedom
5. 4. Which of the following is an example of a
riddle?
A. Huwag gawin sa iba ang ayaw mong gawin s
aiyo.
B. Isang butil ng palay, sakop ang buong bahay.
C. Bilisan na natin dahil mag-aagaw dilim na, baka
pagalitan ako sa bahay.
D. Butas ang bulsa
6. 5. Which type of recreational play is a narrative
poem about the life of Jesus Christ, beginning
from his birth and up to his death?
A. Pasyon
B. Cenaculo
C. Moro-moro
D. Carillo
7. 6. Which type of recreational play highlights
the sufferings and death of Jesus Christ?
A. Zarzuela
B. Carillo
C. Pasyon
D. Cenaculo
8. 7. Which type of recreational play depicts the
conflict of Christians and Muslims?
A. Pasyon
B. Cenaculo
C. Carillo
D. Moro-moro
9. 8. In the Philippine Presidents who is next to
Fidel V. Ramos?
A. Joseph Estrada
B. Corazon Aquino
C. Gloria Macapagal Arroyo
D. Diosdado Macapagal
10. 9. A riddle that used talinghaga or a metaphor
that actually helped convey the answer to the
riddle.
a. Proverb
b. Riddle
c. Corrido
d. Folk songs
11. 10. These are practical observations and philosophy
of everyday life that are written usually in a rhyming
scheme. It is obviously meant to entertain while
teaching basic skills in surviving local life.
a. Proverb
b. Riddle
c. Corrido
d. Folk songs
12. IDENTIFICATION
11. It is a legendary religious narrative form
that usually details the lives of saints or the
history of a tradition.
13. 12. It is a narrative poem about the life of
Jesus Christ, beginning from his birth and up
to his death. This is usually sung during
Lenten season.
14. 13. It is the dramatization of the passion
of Christ. It highlights the sufferings
and death of Jesus Christ, and it is also
done during Lenten season..
15. 14. It is a narrative poem about the life
of Jesus Christ, beginning from his
birth and up to his death. This is usually
sung during Lenten season.
16. 15. These are musical comedies or
melodramas that deal with the
elemental passions of human beings.
17. ENUMERATION
16-24: Enumerate the 9 Spanish Colonial Literature
25-38: Enumerate the 14 Elements of Poetry
39-40: Enumerate the 2 Major Pre-Hispanic Forms
